(about animals, control, signs, definition and instruction) There’s a new sign in Goodale Park, “ANIMALS UNDER DIRECT CONTROL”. The rest of the sign reads: No owner of any animal shall permit such animal to run large on any ...

(about darkness, surprise, patterns, memory, perception and hope) I need to take a flashlight in the early morning now as my dog and I walk in Goodale Park. It should come as no surprise to me that the sun rises later as we pass ...

(about ownership, libraries, books, having, being, and process) Goodale Park is like a library — maybe like a library where everything is available to check out on closed reserve. We all have access to it, we can come in and ...

(about trash, enlightenment, choice, career advice, the encouragement of inaction, and responsibility) Early on an unexpectedly busy April morning my dog and I hurriedly left home for our morning walk, and when we were well inside ...